BACKGROUND: The study aims to correlate osteogenesis with autophagy during the mineralization induction of MC3T3-e1 through exploring the expression of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2)/lysosomal-associated transmembrane protein 5 (LAMPT5). METHODS: The induction of mineralization in MC3T3-e1 was followed by detecting the expressions of osteogenesisrelated indexes such as RUNX2, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteocalcin (OCN), and LAPTM5 using RT-qPCR and Western blot from 0 to 14 days. Transmission electron microscope was utilised in visualizing the alterations of autophagosomes, which was followed by immunofluorescence detecting the subcellular localization of autophagy-related index sequestosome 1 (P62) and microtubule-associated protein 1 light 3 (LC3) protein and scrutinising the expression of P62 mRNA and P62 and LC3 proteins. RESULTS: Induction of MC3T3-e1 mineralization demonstrated an increased expression of osteogenesis-related indicators such as RUNX2, ALP, OCN, and LAPTM5 (p < 0.05), as evident from the results of RT-qPCR and Western blot. Meanwhile, the expression of autophagosomes increased one day after mineralization induction and then experienced a gradual decline, and enhanced expression of LC3 protein was noted on days 1–2 of mineralization induction but was then followed by a corresponding reduce. In contrast, a continuous increase was reported in the expression of P62 mRNA and protein, respectively (p < 0.05). Up- and down-regulating RUNX2/LAPTM5 expression alone confirmed the aforementioned results. CONCLUSION It was therefore proposed that RUNX2 may be responsible for an early increase and then a gradual decrease in LAPTM5-mediated autophagy through the regulation of its high expression. Meanwhile, increased LAPTM5 expression in osteogenic mineralization presumed that RUNX2/LAPTM5 promoted autophagy and osteogenic expression, which may play a bridging role in the regulation of autophagy and osteogenesis.

Objective: To investigate the effect of Kamistad gel on oral ulcer healing and the expression of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) after oral administration in ulcer tissue of rats and to provide animal experimental data for the clinical application of Kamistad gel. Methods: The oral ulcer rat model was established by chemical cauterization. The rats were randomly divided into four groups: Kamistad group (Kamistad gel), befuxin group (befuxin gel), lidocaine group (lidocaine cream), blank control group (normal saline), with 12 rats in each group. The ulcer area of the rats in each group was measured before and 1, 3 and 5 days after treatment; at 1 day after treatment, the duration of swabbing behavior within 3 minutes of intraoral capsaicin infusion was recorded to evaluate the degree of pain; the ulcer tissue was collected at 5 days after treatment, and the histopathological changes were observed by HE staining, the expression of TNF-α, IL-6 and EGF in the ulcer tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. Results: At 1 day after treatment, the duration of mouth wiping induced by capsaicin was significantly shorter in the Kamistad group than in the blank control and befuxin groups (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between the Kamistad and lidocaine groups (P >0.05). At 5 days after treatment, the ulcer area was significantly smaller in the Kamistad group than in the blank control and lidocaine groups (P < 0.05), and there was no significant difference between the Kamistad and befuxin groups (P >0.05). At 5 days after treatment, H&E staining of the oral ulcer tissue sections showed significantly reduced levels of inflammatory cells and significantly proliferated fibroblasts and better epithelial hyperplasia in the Kamistad group compared with those in the lidocaine and blank control groups, and there were no differences between the Kamistad and befuxin groups. At 5 days after treatment, the expression levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and EGF in the ulcer tissue of rats in each group were significantly different (P < 0.05). Compared with the blank control and lidocaine groups, the expression of TNF-α and IL-6 was significantly decreased and the expression of EGF was significantly increased in the Kamistad group (P < 0.05); there were no significant differences in the expression of the above three factors between the Kamistad and befuxin groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Kamistad gel exhibited anti-inflammatory, analgesic and healing effects on experimental oral ulcers.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of minimally invasive extraction of anterior tooth residual root after root separation.Methods A total of 400 patients receivinganterior tooth residual root extraction were collected in the clinic of oral and maxillofacial surgery department between January 2015 and December 2016.The patients were divided into a control group and a study group according to their sequence to see the doctor,with an odd for the study group and an even for the control group.In the study group,residual roots were separated mesiodistally by high speed turbine before using minimally invasive extraction tool;while in the control group residual roots were extracted only using minimally invasive extraction tool.The surgical duration,postoperative damage rate of the lip side plate,degree of pain and patient satisfaction in the two groups were analyzed.Results The surgical duration was shorter in the study group compared with the control group (P ＜ 0.05).The postoperative damage rate of the lip side plate and the degree of pain were lower,while patient satisfaction was higher in the study group than in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The postoperative damage rate of the lip side plate is significantly lower in minimally invasive extraction of anterior tooth residual root after root separation.Smaller trauma is conducive to the implant afterwards.Root separation in minimally invasive extraction of anterior tooth residual root is valuable for clinical application.

Objective : To establish an animal model that clinically conforms to the characteristics of severe alveolar ridge atrophy. Methods : Beagle dogs were used as experimental subjects. Bilateral fourth premolars and first molars in mandible were extracted. A horizontal groove was made on alveolar ridge which was 8 mm from the cemento-enamal junction of mandible third premolar and second molar. Rongeur was used to remove the alveolar bone above this groove and bone chisel was used to level the bone-free area. A box-shaped defect cavity of the size 25 mm × 8 mm was formed with sterile silicone prosthesis implanted. After careful suture we waited for the subjects to heal naturally. Eight weeks after operation, CBCT examination was performed. Results : Eight weeks after bone remodeling the top of alveolar ridge of operation area appeared to be a circular arc. The average distance from the bottom of the ridge to inferior alveolar nerve canal was 2.5 mm. Conclusion This study successfully established the Beagle dog animal model for severe alveolar ridge atrophy and laid the foundation for experiments on vertical bone augmentation.

Purpose To evaluate changes of left ventricular systolic function in patients with different-stage chronic renal insufficiency using three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (3D-STI).Materials and Methods Twenty-six patients with mild chronic renal insufficiency (CKD2-3 group),20 patients with moderate-severe chronic renal insufficiency (CKD4-5 group),who accepted treatment in the West Coast Medical Center,Qingdao University Affiliated Hospital from June 2015 to June 2016,and 20 healthy volunteers (control group) were enrolled.Routine two-dimensional echocardiography was carried out,and the indicators were compared,including inter-ventricular septum end-diastolic thickness (IVSTd) and left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic thickness (LVPWTd).In addition,3D-STI analysis was conducted,and the indicators were compared,including left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV),left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV),three-dimensional left ventricular ejection fraction (3D-LVEF),left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS),global radial strain (GRS) and global circumferential strain (GCS).The efficacy of GLS,GCS and GRS in the diagnosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with chronic renal insufficiency was compared by ROC curve analysis.Results Compared with the control group,serum creatinine and triglyceride increased (t=22.152 and 2.655),glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and hemoglobin content decreased (t=-36.527 and-19.610),IVSTd increased (t=6.035),and 3D-LVEF,GLS,GRS and GCS decreased (t=-2.958,-5.336,-9.552 and-4.384) in CKD2-3 group.Compared with the control group,systolic blood pressure,serum creatinine,total cholesterol and triglyceride increased (t=15.060,29.461,8.210 and 6.512),GFR and hemoglobin content decreased (t=-67.557 and-28.071),IVSTd increased (t=10.959),and 3D-LVEF,GLS,GRS and GCS decreased (t=-7.315,-7.460,-17.99 and-6.052) in CKD4-5 group.Compared with CKD2-3 group,systolic blood pressure,serum creatinine and total cholesterol increased (t=14.551,28.902 and 8.555),GFR and hemoglobin content decreased (t=-18.455 and-16.832),IVSTd increased (t=7.331),and 3D-LVEF,GRS,GCS and GLS decreased (t=-4.977,-3.847,-4.929 and-2.553) in CKD4-5 group.All the above differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).ROC curve showed that determining left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with chronic renal insufficiency using GLS,GCS and GRS,when the cutoff value of GLS was 17.80％,the sensitivity was the highest (88.89％),and the Youden index was 0.673;however,when the cutoff value of GCS was 14.70％,the specificity was the highest (89.47％),and the Youden index was 0.561.Conclusion In patients with chronic renal insufficiency,left ventricular systolic function reduces,and with the progress of the disease,the cardiac function also gradually reduces.3D-STI can accurately assess changes of left ventricular systolic function in patients with different-stage chronic renal insufficiency.

Objective To investigate the expression of nuclear factor-kappa Bp65 (NF-κBp65)and Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)protein in the brain tissues of 7-day-old Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats with cerebral hypoxia-ischemia encephalopathy (HIE) and to explore the role of TLR4 and NF-κBp65 in the pathogenesis of neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage.Methods Seven-day SD rats were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group.Brain pathological changes were observed in light microscopy at 6 h、12 h、24 h、72 h、7 d after HIE.The expression of TLR4 and NF-κBp65 in brain tissues were analyzed by immunohistochemistry method.Results NF-κBp65 and TLR4 were expressed in the neuron and microglia of control group and experimental group.The expression were most significant at cerebral cortex and hippocamp.However,the expression of NF-κBp65and TLR4 began to increase at HIE 6h:NF-κBp65 (0.219 3 ± 0.024 7,0.215 7 ±0.030 4)and TLR4(0.327 1 ±0.033 3,0.303 9 ±0.037 9),and achieved the hightest at HIE 24h:NF-κBp65 (0.3564±0.0235,0.3365 ±0.023 2)and TLR4(0.434 2 ±0.0428,0.4193 ±0.041 3),then decreased at HIE 72 h:NF-κBp65 (0.289 2 ± 0.032 0,0.260 9 ± 0.021 2) and TLR4 (0.300 5 ± 0.020 9,0.282 0 ± 0.022 6),and HIE 7 d:NF-κBp65(0.247 9 ±0.0340,0.242 1 ±0.025 4) and TLR4(0.274 4 ±0.0288,0.257 1 ±0.027 5).Conclusion There is a positive correlation between NF-κBp65 and TLR4 in rats with HIE.It suggested that they may have the same pathophysiology development in HIE.

Objective To compare influences of enteral nutrition (EN) and parenteral nutrition (PN) on the inflammatory factors and immune functions in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Methods Totally 85 patients who were treated in the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Province People's Hospital, and Taiyuan Central Hospital from April, 2006 to April, 2010 were enrolled in this study and divided into EN group (n = 49) and PN group (n = 36) according to nutrition support modes. The changes of inflammatory factors and immune functions after nutritional supports were recorded and compared between these two groups. Results The weight, arm circumference, skin fold thickness of brachial triceps, total protein, and serum albumin were significantly improved on the 7th and 14th day after nutrition supports in both two groups compared with the baseline levels (all P ＜ 0.05). On the 14th day after nutritional support, the levels of total protein and serum albumin were significantly higher in EN group than in PN group. On the 7th and 14th day, the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, Interleukin (IL)-8, and IL-1β in EN group were significantly lower than those in PN group and baseline levels (all P ＜ 0. 05). The blood CD4/CD8 and IgG in EN group were significantly increased compared with the baseline levels and those in PN group (both P ＜0. 05). Conclusions Both PN and EN can effectively improve the nutritional status of patients with SIRS. EN has superior effectiveness in EN group than in PN group in terms of improving nutritional status, ameliorating immune function, and reducing the release of inflammatory factors.

Objective To propose a novel computer-aided segment algorithm, and retrospectively investigate its effect on radiologist's sensitivity and specificity for discriminating malignant masses from benign masses basing on ultrasound images. Methods Four hundred and sixty-six images of 100 masses obtained by conventional ultrasound were processed by a novel segment algorithm. Radiologists who were blind to the histology results were invited to analyse the original and computerized images respectively. The sensitivity and specificity were calculated by means of a binary outcome using receiver operating characteristic(ROC) analysis. Results By using the segment algorithm, the quantity of the image was obviously improved, especially the margin and calcification of the masses. The diagnostic performance of the radiologists was also improved. The sensitivity rose from 70.32% to 90.52% while the specificity was 74.31%. The area under the ROC curve increased significantly (P<0.01) from 80.8% to 90.5%. Conclusions The proposed segmentation algorithm can improve the diagnosis performance of the radiologists by meliorating the quality of the ultrasound image.

This paper introduced the project of "the Study on the Evaluation Index System of Rehabilitation Service for All Disabled in Shanghai" in brief, including research background, objectives, researching objects and sampling. The project aimed at constructing the evaluation index system of rehabilitation service for all disabled in Shanghai. According to the research purpose, the persons with disability in 19 regions (or counties) and 2 towns were investigated with 12 consultation conference and 3 Delphi's surveys to find out the rehabilitation demand and service. The Evaluation Index System of Rehabilitation Service for All Disabled in Shanghai that finally comes into being includes 8 first-degree index, 32 second-degree index and 100 third-degree index.

Objective To investigate the status of rehabilitation demands and services of persons with disability in rural area in Shanghai.MethodsXinhe town of Chongmin county was selected as the sample by stratified-cluster random sampling method, and the rehabilitation demands and services of 1128 persons with disability were surveyed.ResultsThe realization rate of rehabilitation demands in Shanghai suburb was 81.3%. The realization rate of different rehabilitation demands was different. Only 4.0% persons with disability had obtained assistive devices.ConclusionIn order to improve the realization rate of rehabilitation demand, more rehabilitation relief, balanceable development of rehabilitation service and assistive devices service should be enhanced.